CO-EXISTENT SECONDARY HYPOTHYROIDISM AND PRIMARY TESTICULAR DEFICIENCY

A case report is presented giving details of a patient who showed the unusual combination of secondary hypothyroidism associated with primary testicular disease; the latter was probably prepubertal in origin, and there was evidence of eunuchoidism. Reference is made to previous reports of the co-exi...

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Published inJournal of endocrinology Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 47 - 51
Main Author WRIGHT, N L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BioScientifica 01.09.1961
Subjects
Disease
Humans
Hypothyroidism - physiology
Male
Old Medline
Testis
HYPOTHYROIDISM/physiology
TESTIS/diseases
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Summary:A case report is presented giving details of a patient who showed the unusual combination of secondary hypothyroidism associated with primary testicular disease; the latter was probably prepubertal in origin, and there was evidence of eunuchoidism. Reference is made to previous reports of the co-existence of deficiency in both thyroid and testis, and to possible mechanisms involved in the relationships which may exist between these conditions.
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ISSN:0022-0795
1479-6805
DOI:10.1677/joe.0.0230047